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Cats' Paws and Catapults

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Cats' Paws and Catapults

Examines the workings of nature's mechanical designs and man's technology and compares the design similarities and differences of both human and natural technologies.

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Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
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ISBN 9780393319903
Pages 388 pages
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Examines the workings of nature's mechanical designs and man's technology and compares the design similarities and differences of both human and natural technologies.

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